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generousness Now rare.|ˈdʒɛnərəsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
1. Nobility of character, high spirit, magnanimity.
1611Heywood Gold. Age iv. H 4 a, Much haue I heard of his renowne in armes, His generousnesse, his vertues. 1695Whether Parl. be dissolved by Death P'Cess Orange 58 What will Posterity say of us, if..we have not the Fortitude and Generousness, through the refusing to pay Taxes, to force the Case of this Parliaments being dissolved. 1871Smiles Charac. iv. (1876) 164 The width, and depth, and generousness of their nature.
†2. Fertility, richness (of soil). Obs.
1695Motteux St. Olon's Morocco 38 The generousness of its Soil, that yields its Fruits almost without help. |